TWOTD is "parlous"

[OC]

parlous

adj.
Perilous, dangerous, hazardous.

adv.
Very, greatly.

[ShawnLee]

After dinner, the group retired to the parlous and had heavy conversation discussing the regional instability of the Balkans.

[caribiner23]

When we got to the 7th tee, the sign showing the yardage was missing. We just assumed this hole was parlous.

[Devhux]

Parlous-vous Francais? (LPMiller is going to shoot me -- I'm speaking French)

[DarkFury]

A sweet trip to Vegas usually includes taking $200 and parlous it into a huge bankroll. :D

[zippyjuan]

That's good, throw one end of the rope down to us.
Got it.
Now tie the other end to the bumper on the truck and put her in gear, and slowly let out the clutch. That should help parlous out of this dang hole we fell into.

[BigJon]

I heard them parlous-tinians are warrin' again...